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Integrated Report   Statutory Reports   Financial Statements
 Integrated Annual Report 2020-21  Addressing Environmental   60-146  147-300
              Challenges for a Sustainable
              World
 nATURAL CAPITAL   our sustainability framework
 Addressing environmental Challenges for a

 sustainable World



 With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are strengthening our long-term resilience by undertaking   Sustainability strategy   Underpinned by our   Oversight and   E-enablement to digitally track
 pioneering initiatives that contribute to a thriving world, communities and enterprise. We have aligned our   and policies to guide   corporate strategy:   ultimate responsibility   sustainability KPIs which is
 sustainability goals with Responsible Care, CoRe and Un sDGs guidelines to ensure maximum impact.  areas of intervention,     Integrate   undertaken by Safety,   reviewed on an annual basis
            support best practices     sustainability across   Health, Environment
 our sustainability focus areas  and drive encouraging   business  and Sustainability and
 sustainability   business change       Maintain robust       Risk Management
 priorities                            systems and            Committees. They

 Carbon abatement:                     processes              are updated on
 Fuel change, renewable   Growing shared values     Focus on operational   performance across
 energy & carbon capture    Long-term inclusive growth and relationship    efficiencies and   all internally defined
 Circular economy: Waste   with shareholders  carbon abatement   sustainability-related
                                                              material issues
 management, recycle     Enhancing portfolio of value-added, green and patented    plans
 and reuse   products (i.e. Sodium Bicarbonate, Highly Dispersible Silica)
 Biodiversity:     Accelerated digital adoption and use of data analytics to enhance operational efficiency
 Preserve natural     Shifting from solvent-based to more sustainable water-based formulations  Key sustainability initiatives undertaken in FY 2020-21  Managing waste sustainably
 capital, conservation
 and restoration of   energy conservation   UK
 biodiversity                                                               Cement kiln is an environment-friendly place
            India                             Founding member of the NetZero   to dispose of waste where temperatures of
               11,53,371 kWh of total power savings   Northwest initiative that focusses on   up to 2,000 degrees celsius destroys organic
 Promoting low-carbon economy  driven by implementation of IIoT, usage   advanced use of Hydrogen and CO 2 and   compounds while enabling safe recycling of
   Carbon abatement study to reduce absolute carbon   of LED lights and VFD conversion for HRT,   Hydrogen storage  inorganic compounds into clinker chemistry.
 reduction and achieve net zero carbon   HCT and slurry feed pump    Installed efficient new boilers at the   Implementation of co-processing technology
   Energy management through energy audits,     Undertaking IIoT implementation in   Middlewich site producing the same   makes it even more efficient by facilitating use of
 improvement in operational efficiency and shift to   other key areas   steam output with 15% lower natural gas   wastes as alternate fuels, which leads to reduction
                                             consumption
 renewable energy (Mambattu plant added solar     Double effect evaporator in MUW3   in carbon emission. A Plastic feeding double
                                                                            valve with a consumption capacity of 3 tonnes
 power capacity)   plant converted to quadruple effect     Reduced carbon footprint at Lostock   per day (TPD) of shredded plastic manually has
   Initiating carbon capture and conversion to usable   evaporator resulting into 14,976 MCal/hr   site by replacing increased electricity   been installed in the Mithapur Cement plant
                                             generation from steam turbine with that
              energy saving equivalent to 47,641 TPA
 liquid form at TCE to produce carbon neutral   CO 2 emission reduction   from natural gas   kiln which is enabling a 0.5 MT reduction in fuel
 Sodium Bicarbonate                                                         consumption for every 1 MT of plastic processed.
            UsA                               Integrated local counties sustainability
               Achieved a total power reduction of   agenda for all future projects (i.e.
              450 kWh in C and D Boilers’ electrostatic   renewable energy from hydropower
 Minimising environment footprint  precipitator (ESP) post implementing   from the local weir, district heating from   sustainability at Rallis
   SBTi commitment   findings of energy study, which indicated   piping at the plant etc.), potentially
                                             kickstarting the use of renewables
   Conducted climate change risk assessment and waste mapping study  potential to lower operating powers and   Rallis is continuously working to improve its
              comply with the boilers’ environmental                        long-term sustainability. It is implementing
   Promoting smart agriculture
              limits in its current Title V permit                          programmes and processes to improve its
   Emphasis on continuous improvement in the recycle of water and waste     environmental performance. In FY 2020-21,
 materials   Creating sustainable societies                                 its total absolute emission was 69.26 million
   Transitioning to clean fuels and technology and higher use of alternate     Extensive tree planation drive across 500 acres   tonnes CO e, fresh water withdrawal was 329.59
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 materials (i.e. plastic waste for cement)  (target of 3 million tree plantation by 2030)  megalitres, treated water discharged was 72.13
   Continuous performance monitoring with air emissions monitoring systems     ‘Prakriti’ Mitra-Sakhi Mandals   megaliters and energy utilisation from renewable
 and pilot concentrator     Promoting species conservation and strengthening   (solar) source was 3,464 Mwh.
   Responsible Care and CORE certified operations (India)  biodiversity: restoration and conservation of coral   For more information, you can refer to pages
 reefs (2,000 m  area coverage)
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